Where Eagles Dare

Movie

1968

2h 35m

English

Action, Adventure, War

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World War II is raging, and an American general has been captured and is being held hostage in the Schloss Adler, a Bavarian castle that's nearly impossible to breach. It's up to a group of skilled Allied soldiers to liberate the general before it's too late.

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Where Eagles Dare

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1968

2h 35m

English

Action, Adventure, War

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Cast

Maj. Smith

Lt. Morris Schaffer

Mary Ellison

Col. Wyatt Turner DSO MC

Adm. Rolland

Christiansen

Berkeley

Thomas

Brig. Gen. George Carnaby

Sgt. Harrod

Sgt. Jock MacPherson

Carpenter

Col. Kramer

Rosemeyer

Von Hapen

Col. Weissner

Heidi

Maj. Wilhelm Wilner (uncredited)

Philip Stone

Sky Tram Operator (uncredited)

Chris Adcock

German Soldier (uncredited)

Del Baker

Pilot / German Soldier (uncredited)

Richard Beale

Telephone Orderly (uncredited)

Ivor Dean

German Officer #2 (uncredited)

Max Faulkner

Sgt. Hartmann (uncredited)

Harry Fielder

German Soldier (uncredited)

Directed By: Brian G. Hutton

Written By: Alistair MacLean (Screenplay)

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amra2500 says...

3 years ago

If you take it for what it is, a fun war adventure, and ignore that's highly improbably and overall unrealistic, it's actually a great movie. 8/10

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The_Argentinian says...

5 months ago

You would never see a big studio movie with a pace like this. And maybe that's a good thing. It's like a James Bond mission extended to 2h30m but nowhere near as thrilling.

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r96sk says...

3 years ago

So close to being a great film. There is a lot I enjoyed about 'Where Eagles Dare', the core of the film has some greatness to it. The action sequences are fun, the acting is terrific and the music is strong. However, it has far too many lull moments for me to consider it anything other than 'good'. A 2hr run time would've been perfect, instead it's stretched out to 2hrs 30mins+ and it really shows. The pacing is bad, any moment of quality is immediately followed by the film dragging its heels. It heavily overstays its welcome, in my opinion. Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood are excellent together, while the rest of the cast are very good themselves. It's just a shame about the aforementioned, as I could quite easily see this being one of my favourite films if what I've stated wasn't true. I'd personally be up for a shorter, tighter remake of this, because all the ingredients are there; it's like a 'Bond' film mixed with 'Fast & Furious' in parts.

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PorterUk says...

4 years ago

I'm sure this was a game-changer when it was released. Watching it in 2020 - some 51 years later - it hasn't aged at all well. And it is a tough watch at a 2h30 runtime. Richard Burton is not convincing. Eastwood is young but largely wooden. The plot is dragged out and convoluted. The script perfunctory. The last hour was the longest I've had all year! I can see the influence on modern films. I wonder how a rewatch of The Dirty Dozen would feel.... Similarly underwhelming? But then I think of how The Great Escape is still highly watchable and from a similar era. Not for me. 5/10 (accounting for its influence and age)

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alexlimberg

5/10 3 years ago

Entertaining? Yes. Acting performance? Okayish. Eastwood a bit wooden at times (I love him for that though).
Camera and location? Good! Influential? Even I can see that (cf. the Wolfenstein video game). Good movie? Nah... It's too long. People look too perfect - especially those who are killed or More

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r96sk

3 years ago

So close to being a great film.

There is a lot I enjoyed about 'Where Eagles Dare', the core of the film has some greatness to it. The action sequences are fun, the acting is terrific and the music is strong. However, it has far too many lull moments for me to consider it anything other More

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crastana

2 years ago

The story is very interesting, Clint Eastwood looks very good on Nazi Uniform and kick 4ss so much 4ss it kind of ruins the almost perfect story about counter spies double agents, double cross mumbo jumbo

If they wanted to end WWII they should have sent Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton dressed a More

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John Chard

6 years ago

Major, right now you got me about as confused as I ever hope to be.

Directed by Brian G. Hutton and adapted to the screen from his own novel by Alistair MacLean, Where Eagles Dare stars Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood. Music is scored by Ron Goodwin and cinematography is by Arthur Ibbetson.

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